5 October 20234 October 2023 European Commission OKs Novamont’s Purchase by Eni Unit Versalis Last Friday European Commission gave the green light to Novamont’s purchase by Versalis
4 October 20232 October 2023 EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new law on Tuesday (19 September) enacting a sweeping ban to combat the misleading of its citizens through erroneous claims of sustainability
EU verbietet Greenwashing von Produkten Nach lang anhaltenden Beschwerden von Verbraucherschützern über sogenanntes „Greenwashing“ haben die EU-Institutionen am Dienstag (19. September) ein neues Gesetz verabschiedet. Es sieht ein umfassendes Verbot Produktversprechen über „Klimaneutralität“ vor, um die EU-Bürger vor Irreführungen zu schützen
29 September 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2023 Review to the Annual General Meeting of the RCI, an update of the first major RCI-publication, the Guiding Principle Paper, a position-paper on the Commission Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD), RCI in Brussels, about the latest webinar with Alfa Laval and Borealis and more
EU funds €4.5 million to bioeconomy project exploring sustainable adhesives and coatings from tree bark In a four-year project the partners will improve the sustainability and safety profiles of adhesive and coating products
Erforschung nachhaltiger Klebstoffe und Beschichtungen aus Baumrinde Die Partner wollen in diesem vierjährigen Projekt die Nachhaltigkeit und das Sicherheitsprofil von Klebstoffen und Beschichtungsprodukten verbessern
25 September 202321 September 2023 Adapting Certification Schemes for Biomass and Biowaste Resources The BioReCer Project aims to adapt the certification schemes for bio-based products to boost market confidence and use by the bio-based industries
70% of jet fuels at EU airports will have to be green by 2050 The European Commission seek to encourage the aviation sector to use sustainable aviation fuels in order to cut emissions
22 September 202319 September 2023 Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials: Plastics2Olefins is closing the loop The Plastics2Olefins project is paving the way for the industrialisation of high-temperature pyrolysis for circular olefins production
E-fuels for new combustion cars must be 100% climate neutral: EU Commission draft New cars and vans with internal combustion engines are allowed even after 2035, provided that they run “exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels”
EU-Kommission: E-Fuels für neue Verbrenner müssen klimaneutral sein Neue Verbrenner-Fahrzeuge sollen demnach auch nach 2035 erlaubt sein, sofern sie „ausschließlich mit CO2-neutralen Kraftstoffen“ betrieben werden
21 September 202318 September 2023 Parliament raises recycling goals in EU Critical Raw Materials Act The EU will aim to recycle at least 45% of each “Strategic Raw Material” contained in the Union’s waste under plans voted on by the European Parliament’s industry committee on Thursday (7 September)
18 September 202313 September 2023 InvestEU: EIF invests €50 million to support circular plastics Infinity Recycling BV created markets for end-of-life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies that enable circularity in the plastics industry
EU investiert in innovative Recycling-Technologien Mit einem Zielvolumen von 150 Millionen Euro soll der Fonds das industrielle und kommerzielle Wachstum von Unternehmen, die neue Verfahren für innovatives Recycling von Kunststoffen entwickeln, unterstützen
13 September 202312 September 2023 Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold? When German transport minister Volker Wissing made a last-minute intervention earlier this year to stop the phase-out of internal combustion engines for cars, he argued that the potential of e-fuels as an alternative to electric mobility for climate-neutral road transport shouldn’t be excluded
11 September 202317 December 2024 Publication of RCI’s position paper on the Green Claims Directive proposal This September, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has released a position paper concerning the Commission’s Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD) from March 2023
4 September 202331 August 2023 European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources The Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming
1 September 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2023 A very exciting month has passed again and you may find here the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission, several interesting articles and the announcement of a webinar with Alfa Laval, Borealis and Stahl
Pilot plant Alta first ‘JTF project’ in Zeeland: CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries First project in the Dutch Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost region is receiving funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
31 August 202328 August 2023 Avantium awarded €0.76 million EU funding for its participation in the Rebiolution project This programme aims to design and synthetize biobased and biodegradable polyester blends based on FDCA to be used as plastic coating for food packaging and for mulch films for agricultural applications
28 August 202317 December 2024 Sign the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024-2029) The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is highlighting key issues as policymaker's awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon
Boosting innovation in European bioeconomy New projects to drive innovation within the European bioeconomy being funded by the CBE JU are outlined here
One year on, Europe is still missing a business case for industrial decarbonisation The US Inflation Reduction Act is one year old today. Its first 90 days were enough for the US to overtake the EU’s second-place spot in producing cleantech
18 August 202314 August 2023 The success of the INITIATE project using carbon capture and utilisation technology Antonio La Mantia, Director of Communications and Events, and Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General at CO2 Value Europe, explore the INITIATE project that uses carbon capture and utilisation to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy
11 August 20238 August 2023 The twilight days of the European Green Deal The European Union has been steaming ahead with its Green Deal for the past four years, but as it reaches the home stretch, a pushback on environmental legislation and shortcomings in industrial policy are set to slow it down
10 August 20237 August 2023 Berlin hopeful Brussels will greenlight large-scale hydrogen subsidies Berlin has been making “good progress” in its talks with the European Commission on the potential scope of national subsidies for hydrogen power plants, according to German Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck
Förderung von Wasserstoffkraftwerken: Habeck hofft auf EU-Erlaubnis Die Bundesregierung hat laut Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck in Gesprächen mit der EU-Kommission über den Umfang staatlicher Subventionen für Wasserstoffkraftwerke „wichtige Fortschritte“ gemacht
8 August 20233 August 2023 Bio-Ab-Cycling – Bioraffinerien zur Gewinnung von Rohstoffen aus Abfall und Abwasser Rund 19 Millionen Euro an Fördergeldern sollen für gesamt fünf Demonstrations- und Pilotanlagen im Sinne von Raffinerien in Baden-Württemberg dienen, die noch kombiniert und erprobt werden müssen
Staatssekretär Dr. Andre Baumann und EU-Kommissionsvertreter Miguel Avila besichtigen InBiRa-Insektenbioraffinerie Mithilfe von Insektenlarven, genauer den Larven der Schwarzen Soldatenfliege, sollen im Rahmen des Projekts InBiRa aus Lebensmittelabfällen und Bioabfällen zukünftig hochwertige Produkte gewonnen werden
4 August 20232 August 2023 9th EBRN Event- Marine-friendly biopolymers: characteristics and challenges More than 120 participants proactively contributed in the different thematic sessions and policy makers to further explore this topic
14 July 202311 July 2023 Deforestation-free supply chains New rules in force, 18 months transition period
11 July 20236 July 2023 Commission tables proposal for 30% cut in EU food waste by 2030 The European Commission has proposed legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 2030, including a 30% reduction for households, restaurants, and retail, but organisations and lawmakers warn it does not match international ambition to halve food waste
7 July 202328 December 2023 Compostable Plastics: Unlocking the Potential in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 10 Member States are at risk of missing the target of 65% recycling of packaging waste by 2025
Kompostierbare Kunststoffe: Das Potenzial der Verpackungs- und Verpackungsabfallverordnung erschließen Zehn Mitgliedstaaten laufen Gefahr, das Ziel einer 65-prozentigen Wiederverwertung von Verpackungsabfällen bis 2025 zu verfehlen
4 July 20233 July 2023 Infinite plastic recycling: The technology is ready, but what about legislation? New chemical recycling technologies are creating an infinite loop for the plastic ecosystem, addressing waste streams that currently lack suitable recycling processes
19 June 202314 June 2023 Open Letter: Europe Can Count on the Bioenergy Industry for its Net-Zero Goals Bioenergy plays and will keep on playing an increasingly important role in the EU’s efforts to decarbonise; this sector will be indispensable for meeting the European Union’s climate and energy targets for 2030, 2050 and beyond
12 June 20237 June 2023 Developing and strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy John Bell, Director of Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at the European Commission, discusses the strategies and initiatives in place to strengthen Europe’s bioeconomy
6 June 20231 June 2023 Forest soils can increase climate change mitigation with targeted management Forest soils are larger carbon stocks than the trees that grow on them. Yet global studies on forest carbon stock changes often focus on wood biomass, wood products or various offsetting effects
1 June 202331 May 2023 Free Webinar on the Life Cycle Assessment of Avantium’s PEF On 22 June, the PEFerence project team will organise a free webinar with the title: "PEF – A Circular Bio-Based Polymer with Improved Properties – LCA"
Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel
Fahren mit der Sonne: saubere, nutzbare Flüssigkraftstoffe aus Sonnenenergie Künstliche Blätter können direkt sauberes Ethanol und Propanol produzieren
31 May 202314 May 2024 EU-Staaten stimmen für Digitalen Produktpass und gegen Vernichtung von Neuwaren Anders als die bisher geltende Ökodesign-Richtlinie soll die neue Verordnung nicht nur für energieverbrauchsrelevante Produkte, sondern für fast alle physischen Produkte gelten
30 May 20234 October 2024 Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2023 Let's take a look at what happened in May 2023 at RCI
25 May 202323 May 2023 EU-Verpackungsplänen fehlt Praxisbezug: Paletten und Co. sind mobile Kohlenstoffspeicher! Der HPE fordert, in Brüssel klar und unmissverständlich zwischen erneuerbaren Materialien wie Holz und solchen auf fossiler Basis zu unterscheiden
23 May 202317 May 2023 GRETE project: textiles from wood The GRETE project has developed new and better technologies for wood pulp modification and it also improved cellulose dissolution and generation of high-quality textile fibres
22 May 202316 May 2023 McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe Flawed assumptions and a “disturbing” lack of transparency characterise an industry campaign against reusable packaging, academics and campaigners warn
19 May 202316 May 2023 Simply EGG-genious: Students invent edible packaging from eggshells Award-winning product from the University of Hohenheim: Packaging made from old eggshells impresses the jury as packaging for bagged soups, can be eaten & provides valuable additional proteins
Ceresana: Bioplastics Market Report This is the eighth time that Ceresana has investigated the dynamically growing global market for “green” polymers: Analysts expect revenues generated with bioplastics to increase to around USD 11.4 billion by 2032
Ceresana: Marktstudie Biokunststoffe Ceresana hat zum achten Mal den wachsenden Weltmarkt für „grüne“ Polymere untersucht: Die Analysten erwarten, dass der Biokunststoff-Umsatz bis zum Jahr 2032 auf rund 11,4 Milliarden US-Dollar wachsen wird